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celtics -3.5 @ knicks => opened at 3, my main concern would be who is starting center for celtics? because I saw spencer hawes do a number on that turkish rookie who is a liability out there, what will amarie do? You'd have to think Celtics will be up for this game in the garden. Pierce has been quiet recently, flu... so you gotta wonder when he is going to break out of his funk as well, MSG might be a perfect spot. gotta lean celtics here, knicks have proven a great deal to us this streak there on, but beating an elite was not one of them (yet) They still rely on that 3 ball hitting too much for my liking...
lean: Celtics -3.5
clippers +5 @ sixers => sixers off a b2b but its an hour bus ride home from Newark to Philly... Clippers get a lot of love from the lines makers, I think they are a public favorite after beating the spurs, hornets and almost the lakers... but what have they done on the road? next to nothing... 5 points seems like a bargin for a sixers team that has it going on right now.
lean: sixers -5
rockets +8 @ okc => okc lost a tough close one a couple weeks ago in houston coming off a b2b, now the roles are reversed. i expect okc to have a tremendous energy that they display at home rested.
lean: okc -8
blazers +7 @ mavs => I expect this line to move in favor of blazers... Blazers on the 4th game of a road trip that they started off good then got beat by the Spurs & Grizzlies. They have not fared well away from home, Dallas will be itching for a strong performance after being upset last home game vs Bucks.
lean: mavs -7
bucks +8.5 @ san antonio => Bucks looked like men on a mission that 2nd half vs dallas, very impressive. they did hit almost 70% of their 3-pointers which helps... but their energy is what concerns me most. whatever team exudes a more brilliant energy will have the ball bounce their way in my vision. if they can come together with that same team tenacity, we know they can play D-fense, i think they hang in there with the spurs and continue the start of their first run this season. they got all their pieces back spare delfino. and cdr is a good replacement.
lean: Bucks +8.5
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